Employee Leave

The following information is available in its entirety in the Certified and Classified Personnel Policies available on the Staff Welcome page.

CERTIFIED PERSONNEL SICK LEAVE
The term teacher as used in the following provisions shall include any full-time employee of the school district who is compelled by law to secure a license from the State Board of Education as a condition precedent to employment.

1. Each teacher will be granted one day sick leave for each month of contract to be accumulative to 90 days. Up to 90 days accumulative sick leave may be transferred to any school district in the State of Arkansas.
2. Beginning July 1, 1989, the school district will reward those teachers who have accumulated 90 sick leave days by paying to the said teacher the prevailing substitute teachers daily wage for every day above 90. The maximum number of days for one year will be 14.
3. Teachers securing employment with the district during the school year may accumulate one day leave for each month employed.
4. Sick leave absence with full pay will be granted for personal illness, illness or death in the teacher's immediate family. "Immediate family" means an employee's spouse, child, parent, or any other relative provided the other relative lives in the same household as the teacher. All funerals may be counted as sick leave.
5. A statement from a physician will be required for every three consecutive days of sick leave absences or full pay will be deducted.
6. The superintendent of schools shall maintain a record of each teacher's accumulated and used sick leave.
7. The superintendent and principals reserve the right to pass on cases not covered by the above reasons.

Certified Employees
Part I Emergency Sick Leave Extension
In the event of a prolonged illness or serious accident to a full-time employee which requires hospitalization, an emergency grant of additional days shall be made available . (All days accumulated under sick-leave must be used prior to issuance of an emergency grant). Full-time employee is defined as one who works twenty or more hours per week. This grant will not apply in situations where workman's compensation is in effect and applies to the employee only.

1. A teacher or employee must have three years experience in the DeWitt School District before being eligible for this extension.
2. The emergency sick leave extension is not to exceed ten days.
3. Once a teacher or employee uses any part of the sick leave extension, one contract year must elapse before the extension can become available to that teacher or employee again. (Any part refers to consecutive days used at one time .)
4. If the principal or superintendent have any questions regarding the validity of a prolonged or excessive absence, the administration reserves the right to require a doctor's statement substantiating the reason for the absence.
5. Emergency extensions will not apply to pregnancy unless personal complications arise which would be certified by a physician.

Certified Employees
Part II Catastrophic Emergency Sick Leave
Extension for Family Member
In the event of a prolonged life threatening illness or life threatening accident to a full-time employee's spouse, child, parents, or household member which requires hospitalization, an emergency grant of additional days shall be made available. (All days accumulated under sick leave must be used prior to issuance of an emergency grant). Full-time employee is defined as one who works 20 or more hours per week.

1. A teacher or employee must have three years experience in the DeWitt School District before being eligible for this extension.
2. The catastrophic emergency sick leave extension for family members is not to exceed ten days.
3. Once a teacher or employee uses any part of the emergency sick leave extension one contract year must elapse before the extension can become available to that teacher or employee again. (Any part refers to consecutive days used at one time.)
4. If the principal or superintendent have any questions regarding the validity of the request, the administration reserves the right to require a doctor's statement substantiating the reason for the request. 5. Emergency extensions will not apply to pregnancy unless personal complications arise which would be certified by a physician.
6. Any emergency leave extension shall be reviewed case by case and determination made on an individual basis. Should a teacher be absent frequently during a school year, and if such a pattern of absences continues, or is reasonably expected to continue, the Superintendent may relieve the teacher of his assignment (with Board approval) and assign the teacher substitute duty at the teacher's daily rate of pay. Should the teacher fail, or otherwise be unable, to report for substitute duty when called, the teacher will be charged a day of sick leave, if available. Excessive absenteeism, whatever the cause, to the extent that the employee is not carrying out his assigned duties to an extent that the education of students is substantially adversely affected (at the determination of the principal or Superintendent) may result in dismissal.

CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES SICK LEAVE

All full-time employees will be granted one day sick leave for each month of contract to be accumulated to 90 days . Individuals securing employment with the district during the school year may accumulate one day leave for each month employed . An employee who qualifies for sick leave may use any amount up to his total number of accumulated days. Accumulated days of sick leave that are used may be restored up to 90 days in the same manner that they were first accumulated. Sick leave absence with full pay will be granted for personal illness, illness in the employee's immediate family (spouse, children, parents, brothers, sisters, grandparents, and/or other relatives living in the same household . A statement from the employees medical doctor will be required for every three consecutive days of sick leave absences or full pay will be deducted . All funerals may be counted as sick leave. The superintendent shall maintain a record of each employee's accumulated and used sick leave . The superintendent and the principals reserve the right to pass on cases not covered by the above reasons.

Classified Employees
Part I-Emergency Sick Leave Extension
In the event of a prolonged illness or serious accident to a full-time employee which requires hospitalization, an emergency grant of additional days shall be made available. (All days accumulated under sick leave must be used prior to issuance of an emergency grant). Full-time employee is defined as one who works 20 or more hours per week. This grant will not apply in situations where workman's compensation is in effect and applies to the employee only.

1. A teacher or employee must have three years experience in the DeWitt School District before being eligible for this extension.
2. The emergency sick leave extension is not to exceed ten days.
3. Once a teacher or employee uses any part of the sick leave extension, one contract year must lapse before the extension can become available to that teacher or employee again.
4. If the principal or superintendent has any questions regarding the validity of a prolonged or excessive absence, the administration reserves the right to require a doctor's statement substantiating the reason for the absence.
5. Emergency extensions will not apply to pregnancy unless personal complications arise which would be certified by a physician.

Classified Employees
Part II-Catastrophic Emergency Sick Leave
Extension for Family Member
In the event of a prolonged life threatening illness or life threatening accident to a full-time employee's spouse, child or household member which requires hospitalization, an emergency grant of additional days shall be made available . (All days accumulated under sick leave must be used prior to issuance of an emergency grant). Full-time employee is defined as one who works 20 or more hours per week.

1. A teacher or employee must have three years experience in the DeWitt School District before being eligible for this extension.
2. The catastrophic emergency sick leave extension for family member is not to exceed ten days.
3. Once a teacher or employee uses any part of the emergency sick leave extension one contract year must elapse before the extension can become available to that teacher or employee again.
4. If the principal or superintendent has any questions regarding the validity of the request, the administration reserves the right to require a doctor's statement substantiating the reason for the request.
5. Emergency extensions will not apply to pregnancy unless personal complications arise which would be certified by a physician.
6. Any emergency leave extension shall be reviewed case by case and determination made on an individual basis. Beginning July 1, 1991, the school district would reward those non-instructional personnel who have accumulated 90 sick leave days by paying to the said classified personnel $25 .00 per day for every day above 90. The maximum number of days for one year will be 14. The district shall grant sick leave up to 90 days accumulated in another school district in this state provided written proof is furnished from the school district in which the employee was formerly employed.